Hi Blue Crabs!

We had a very merry meet as we took on the PVYA Brunswick River Rapids! Though the meet was filled with heat, there was still lots of good holiday cheer. Once again, these meets don’t happen apart from the tremendous efforts of so many volunteers giving of their time and energy. Thank you to all of those who have helped both yesterday and over the course of the season! Special thanks to Yun Zhu who did an outstanding job as head clerk of course, and Brad Ortman, who not only volunteered as runner but also literally ran across the neighborhood to get the candy canes for our heat winners! You can view the results from the meet here and photos from the meet will be available soon here.

On Saturday we had an incredible 79(!) swimmers achieve personal bests! Congratulations to Colin Amato, Tyler Amato, Rowen Ashby, Elijah Baker, Axel Blossom, Payton Boucher, Caitlin Brandt, Ada Brown, Lily Brown, Katie Buchs, Aubree Carr, Ava Cecilia, Sofia Cecilia, Talia Chandy, Logan Cunningham, Eliana Datinguinoo, Lily Datinguinoo, Brenna Davies, Kendall Davies, Abhi Devineni, Sumi Devineni, Reese Douty, Dakota Dove, Eric Du, Agnes Duan, Sudanez Duran, Ema Edgar, Oliver Edgar, Abby Fedewa, Max Fedewa, Sophia Fernandez, Mason Garmon, Matix Garmon, Maxwell Harding, Griffin Herzfeld, Phoenix Herzfeld, Jarrell Holifield, Amir Hussein, Mason Ju, Kaitlyn Kauflin, Knox Kauflin, Korey Kauflin, Kyleigh Kauflin, Maribelle Kelly, Hayley Kendall, Micah Kim, Arya Kuhn, Rosie Lett, Mia Levantovich, Maria Molina, Alberto Nevares, Carmen Nevares, Jack Nguyen, Aiden Ning, Grace O’Malley, Charlotte Ortman, Ellie Ortman, Ace Panyavuthilert, Eloise Polesnak, Akshara Prasenna, Ava Randolph, Luqman Rashid, Suleiman Rashid, Layli Sampson, Eme Scheck, Anastasiya Skakun, Daryna Skakun, Ethan Smith, Luka Stone, Maddy Thomas, Matthew Thornburg, Elliot Voas, Kacie Wolf, Taylor Wolf, Zimo Xu, Eric Yi, Olivia Yi, Jaden Zhu, and Jason Zhu. Amazing!

We also want to recognize our high point scorers who finished first in each of their events scoring 20 points each. Well done Tarek Hussein, Alberto Nevares, and Carmen Nevares! We also had big numbers put up by Mason Garmon (16 points), Kyleigh Kauflin (14), Dakota Dove (12), Matix Garmon (12), Elliot Voas (12), Korey Kauflin (11), and Eric Yi (10). Way to go Blue Crabs!

DIVISION 4 CHAMPIONSHIP MEET

This week we will be participating in the Division 4 Championship meet at Landsdale (4500 Arboretum Dr., Monrovia, MD 21770). We will be competing against swimmers from Landsdale, Brunswick, and Whittier. The meet will begin at 8 AM, but swimmers should arrive by 6:20 AM and be ready for our warm-up session from 6:30-7:00 AM. Team have been asked to wear their team colors, so let’s rock our Blue Crab Pride!

• Swimmer Declaration: Whether you plan to attend the meet or not, please take a moment to declare whether your swimmer will be “attending” or “not attending” the meet. Since this is a division championship meet, swimmers are only permitted to participate in up to 3 individual events and only 1 relay. We also have to submit our swim entries a day earlier than normal. So, ***in order to participate in the meet, your swimmer declaration must be completed by tomorrow, (MONDAY), at 9:00 PM.***
• Volunteer Opportunities: Once again, thank you so much for the part you have played in helping us build a culture of service, fun, and community within the Blue Crabs family. Since this week involves four teams, there are far fewer volunteers we need to provide, but we still have need for just a few more. You can sign up for them here.
• Additional Information: Landsdale has provided meet information as well as a map with a layout of the set-up for the meet. We will have a team camp area marked on the grassy field behind the pool. Landsdale has also requested that teams carpool if possible since parking will be limited.

END OF SEASON BANQUET

We are looking forward to a fun event this Saturday night celebrating a fantastic first season for the Blue Crabs! Please RSVP no later than Wednesday, so that we can provide enough food for all families attending. The team will be providing dinner and we are asking families to sign-up to bring drinks and desserts.

We are planning on having exclusive use of the entire pool from 5:00-7:00 PM, while we have fun and eat dinner together. This will be immediately followed by an awards ceremony and slideshow in the Rec Barn from 7:15-8:00 PM. For those who are interested in sticking around, we will wrap up the evening with a movie night.

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE

Monday, 7/17

• Mini Crabs Practice: 10:15-10:45 AM.
• Blue Crabs Practice: 9-10 year olds from 8:30-9:15 AM, 11 and older from 9:15-10:15 AM, and 8 and unders from 10:45-11:30 AM
• Swimmer Declaration Due

Tuesday, 7/18

• Mini Crabs Practice: 4:45-5:15 PM
• Blue Crabs Practice: 8 & under from 4:00-4:45 PM, 9 & over from 5:15-6:00 PM

Wednesday, 7/19

• Mini Crabs Practice: 10:15-10:45 AM.
• Blue Crabs Morning Practice: 9-10 year olds from 8:30-9:15 AM, 11 and older from 9:15-10:15 AM, and 8 and unders from 10:45-11:30 AM
• Blue Crabs Afternoon Practice: 8 & under from 4:00-4:45 PM, 9 & over from 5:15-6:00 PM
• RSVP for Banquet

Thursday, 7/20

• Mini Crabs Practice: 4:45-5:15 PM
• Blue Crabs Practice: 8 & under from 4:00-4:45 PM, 9 & over from 5:15-6:00 PM

Friday, 7/21

• Mini Crabs Practice: 10:15-10:45 AM.
• Blue Crabs Practice: 9-10 year olds from 8:30-9:15 AM, 11 and older from 9:15-10:15 AM, and 8 and unders from 10:45-11:30 AM

Saturday, 7/22

• Division 4 Championship Meet: Our meet will begin at 8:00 AM. The meet theme is Blue Crab Pride. Please arrive before 6:20 AM to have your swimmer(s) checked-in for the meet. Swimmer warm-ups will be from 6:30-7:00 AM. Additional meet information is available here.
• End of Season Banquet: 5:00-8:00 PM at Stone Barn Pool. RSVP here.

Go Blue Crabs!